by Megan Pullins | May 18, 2018 | Nursing
With predicted deficits in the nursing workforce and an increasing focus on positive patient experiences and outcomes, robotics specialists are stepping in to create solutions. Here are a few recent and pending inventions to assist nurses. Save Time on Vitals...
by Megan Pullins | Apr 19, 2018 | Primary Care, Uncategorized
Your patient’s community health plays a vital role in their health. The US Census has measured different facets of community health and ranked the best counties of the US. The results are in, and the top 500 communities in America have been ranked. The...
by Megan Pullins | Apr 16, 2018 | Emergency Medicine
In 2017, the US had 16 natural disasters. Drought, wildfires, flooding, freezing, severe weather, tornadoes, and three hurricanes. Hurricane Harvey affected 13 million people from Texas to Kentucky. 300 volunteer organizations stepped up to help. Hurricane...
by PEPID Newsroom | Feb 20, 2018 | Press & Media
Phoenix, AZ, USA, February 20, 2018 – PEPID, LLC, global provider of mobile and integrated point-of-care solutions, will be participating in the 118th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Medical Library Association (MLA). Set to take place May 19 to 21, at The...
by Meredith Cunningham | Dec 27, 2017 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
The numbers are staggering. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) there are an average of 300,000 drunk driving accidents per day. It’s a problem magnified during the holiday season, capped off by New Year’s Eve. PEPID is here to help you prepare. Here’s a...
by Meredith Cunningham | Dec 8, 2017 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
California wildfires are ravaging thousands of acres of land in California. Many displaced victims will be seeking treatment away from home with many problems associated with the fires. Here are the most common health problems emergency departments will see. Click to...
by Meredith Cunningham | Nov 30, 2017 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care, Uncategorized
World Aids Day is Friday, December 1. It’s a day to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS, a disease that took more than one million lives in 2016 alone. Luckily, we’re closer than ever before to finding a cure. Here are three methods that could hold the keys to curing...
by Meredith Cunningham | Nov 28, 2017 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
There’s a new immunotherapy approach that could change the way cancer is treated in the future. It’s called CAR-T cell therapy and it’s showing promising results in small clinical trials treating children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and adults with...
by Meredith Cunningham | Nov 27, 2017 | Pharmacy
We’re very excited to announce that the PEPID team will be attending the 75th Anniversary ASHP conference. ASHP’s Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition brings in more than 25,000 pharmacy professionals, making it the largest gathering of pharmacy...
by Meredith Cunningham | Nov 20, 2017 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
Finally, some encouraging news about the opioid crisis. The results of a recent study could lead to a change in the way doctors prescribe opioids for pain in emergency departments. Findings from a randomized clinical trial, authored by Dr. Alex Chang, show that a...
